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  • This House Regrets IMF structural adjustment programs* in African nations. *Structural Adjustment Policies (SAPs) are economic reforms implemented by countries as a condition for receiving financial assistance from international institutions like the IMF and World Bank. These policies typically include reducing government spending, privatizing state-owned enterprises, liberalizing trade, devaluing currency, and encouraging foreign investment.

    2nd Qatar Schools Debate League Boys 24-25 · Round 4 · 2025-02-01

  • This house believes that Donald Trump escalating tensions with China will do more harm than good for countries in and around the South China Sea

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    The South China Sea is bordered by Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

    Copenhagen Open 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-02-01

  • In states with rising levels of illegal immigration, This house supports governments placing tariffs on imports from the host countries of illegal immigrants conditional on such countries curbing illegal immigration

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    For the purposes of this debate, conditional tariffs refer to import restrictions which countries place conditional on the exporting country not complying with certain demands made by the importing country.

    13th Justice V.M. Tarkunde National Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Open Semi Finals · 2025-01-31

  • This house, as Silco, W surrender Jinx

    Infoslide

    Silco is the powerful and ruthless leader of Zaun, an impoverished area under the oppressive rule of the nation of Piltover, where poverty, crime, and addiction are rampant. He seeks to liberate them from Piltover, willing to resort to brutal and unethical methods to achieve that goal. Recently, Silco's adoptive daughter, Jinx, committed a terrorist attack against Piltover escalating tensions between the nations. The Piltover Council is willing to give Zaun blanket amnesty, access to trade routes, and freedom, essentially securing its independence. In exchange for this, Silco has to surrender Jinx to Piltover.

    6th Mindanao Novice Cup · Round 3 · 2025-01-17

  • This house, as the Philippine Government, laments Overseas Economic Dependency

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    For the purpose of this debate, Overseas Economic Dependency (OED) is the resulting phenomenon from national economic policies and strategies (ex. deployment of workers abroad, special tax rates for OFW remittances, allowing foreign direct investments) that entails significant dependency to income or capital originating overseas.

    6th Mindanao Novice Cup · Double-Octofinals · 2025-01-17

  • This house believes that developing economies should prioritise bottom-up development strategies (funding grassroot communities and investment in local infrastructure) over top-down development strategies (incentives for MNC growth and large-scale exporting capacity).

    NHSDLC British Parliamentary Open 2025 · School的四强赛 · 2025-01-17

  • This house regrets the eastern enlargement* of the European Union

    Infoslide

    The Eastern enlargement refers to the 2004 ascension of Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia into the European Union

    English College Open 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-01-17

  • This house, as the Philippine Government, laments Overseas Economic Dependency

    Infoslide

    For the purpose of this debate, Overseas Economic Dependency (OED) is the resulting phenomenon from national economic policies and strategies (ex. deployment of workers abroad, special tax rates for OFW remittances, allowing foreign direct investments) that entails significant dependency to income or capital originating overseas.

    6th Mindanao Novice Cup · High School Double-Octofinals · 2025-01-17

  • This house believes that friend-shoring does more harm than good

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    Friend-shoring is an economic strategy where countries prioritize trade relations with nations they have strong diplomatic and/or regional ties with, as opposed to maintaining broad global trade relations. This approach has led to countries pulling back on their economic relations with non-allied or less integrated nations. Friend-shoring has gained traction in recent years due to geopolitical tensions and systemic risks.

    Philippine Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-01-08

  • This house believes that Chinese CDMOs have done more harm than good in foreign markets.

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    CDMOs (Contract Development Manufacturing Organizations) are specialized companies that offer services to pharmaceutical and biotech firms to help them develop and manufacture drugs. These organizations allow companies to outsource complex production and development processes, which can save time and reduce costs. In recent years, China has emerged as a global hub for CDMOs. Chinese CDMOs have become key players in the pharmaceutical supply chain, offering services like drug development, clinical trials, and large-scale manufacturing. Recently, the United States launched the US Bio Secure Act which prohibits any US pharmaceutical company from engaging in partnerships with Chinese CDMOs. The act received bipartisan support and was implemented in January 2024.

    Motilal Nehru British Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-01-06